FB-62865 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62865 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Gobiiformes Gobiidae Trimma Trimma preclarum Winterbottom, 2006 2006-10-25 2018-05-23 Stauffer, J.R. and A.F. Konings0 Review of Copadichromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with the description of a new genus and six new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 17(1):9-42. (Ref. 57549) Konings, A.0 Malawi cichlids in their natural habitat. 4th edition. Cichlid Press, El Paso, USA. 424p. (Ref. 79521) FB-GeneralDescr-62873 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2006-10-27 00:00:00 2024-03-25 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62873 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Territorial males are found at depths of 11-23 m and build bowers by excavating sand from beneath rocks; females and non-territorial males feed in the open water column 1-3 m above the bottom and on benthic invertebrates; mouth-brooding females occur solitarily and stay close to the substrate (Ref. 57549). Stauffer, J.R. and A.F. Konings 2006 Review of Copadichromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with the description of a new genus and six new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 17(1):9-42. (Ref. 57549) FB-DiagnosticDescr-62873 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2006-10-27 00:00:00 2008-11-03 21:12:53 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62873 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Diagnosis: 3 lateral spots on body; supra-pectoral spot about the same size as supra-anal spot; 2 vertical bars between supra-pectoral spot and opercle; no black submarginal band in dorsal fin; males in breeding coloration with black anal fin lacking colored marginal band and white to blue colored blaze on head (Ref. 57549). Description: dorsal snout profile straight; gape inclination of mouth about 40° to horizontal; jaws isognathous; teeth on dentary and premaxilla in 3 rows, outer row with small bicuspid teeth in juveniles and females, large unicuspid teeth in mature males; gill rakers short; 0-3 pored scales posterior to lateral line; 2-3 scale rows on cheek (Ref. 57549).Coloration: breeding males: head dark blue with light blue blaze with green highlights to origin of dorsal fin; cheek dark green; preorbital and throat black; black opercle spot; lateral portion of body dark blue ground coloration dorsally, blue/green ventrally; breast blue/black; 7-8 black bars; gray belly; proximal 1/3 of dorsal fin black, mid 1/3 blue and distal 1/3 light blue with orange lappets; caudal fin with black rays and blue membranes; anal fin black; pectoral fin with black rays and clear membranes; pelvic fin black with white leading edge (Ref. 57549). Females: head gray with white cheek with blue/purple highlights; throat white; lateral portion of body gray dorsally, white ventrally; 3 black spots; supra-pectoral spot below 10-12th scale not in contact with upper lateral line and about same size of supra-anal spot; supra-anal spot at 24-26th scale above and in contact with lower lateral line and covering 2-3 scales; caudal spot same diameter as supra-anal spot on caudal base; 2 vertical bars between supra-pectoral spot and dorsal-fin origin; anterior portion of scales yellow, posterior portion blue/gray; white belly; dorsal fin pale blue/gray with gray spots and yellow/orange lappets; proximal 1/3 of caudal fin dark gray, distal 2/3 light gray; anal fin clear with scattered micro-melanophores; pectoral fin clear; pelvic fin with first 3 membranes gray, white leading edge, and remainder clear (Ref. 57549). Stauffer, J.R. and A.F. Konings 2006 Review of Copadichromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with the description of a new genus and six new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 17(1):9-42. (Ref. 57549) FB-Morphology-62873 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2006-10-27 00:00:00 2008-11-03 21:12:53 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62873 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9 Stauffer, J.R. and A.F. Konings 2006 Review of Copadichromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with the description of a new genus and six new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 17(1):9-42. (Ref. 57549) FB-Distribution-62873 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2006-10-27 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62873 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Africa: from just north of the Chiloelo River to the bay north of Metangula, Lake Malawi, Mozambique (Ref. 57549). Stauffer, J.R. and A.F. Konings 2006 Review of Copadichromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with the description of a new genus and six new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 17(1):9-42. (Ref. 57549) FB-Size-62873 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2006-10-27 00:00:00 2024-03-25 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62873 9.6 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 57549)) Stauffer, J.R. and A.F. Konings 2006 Review of Copadichromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with the description of a new genus and six new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 17(1):9-42. (Ref. 57549) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-62873 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2006-10-27 00:00:00 2024-03-25 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62873 benthopelagic; freshwater